Mr. Speaker, AVCORP Industries, a subcontractor in the aerospace sector involved with the EH-101 helicopter program, finds itself in dire straights while waiting for compensation from the federal government, as promised by the Prime Minister after he cancelled the helicopter contract. This firm is desperately trying to convert to civilian production.
Does the Minister of Industry not realize that his attitude, in dragging his feet with respect to compensation for those businesses which were penalized by the cancellation of the helicopter contract, is threatening the very survival of several of them, including AVCORP?